Faculty Athletics Representatives (FAR) Athletic Council (AC)

ReportMSU UNIVERSITY COUNCIL – APRIL 21, 2020

Overview

u Background/Contextu FAR Activityu Athletic Councilu 2018-2019 B1G Standards Reportu Student-Athlete Academic Experience

Background and Contextu MSU Athletics

u 25 Teams (incl. Track & Field twice – indoor/outdoor, Swim & Dive = 2)u ~750 student-athletes (SA) (~800 at start of FS, ~700 now)

u MSU - two-FAR modelu Dr. Bonnie Knutson & Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, appointed May 2018u 6 of 14 B1G schools have adopted 2 FAR model

u FARs work to ensure:u Academic integrityu Rules complianceu Student-athlete well-being *

* Promoting student athlete welfare and well-being is central to work of FAR

Some MSU FAR Activitiesu Attend team practices *u Attend games/matches/competitions *

u Attend Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meetings

u Meet w/ Student Athlete Academic Service (SAAS) personnel

u Attend monthly compliance training sessions w/coaches *

u Meet w/ Senior Women Administrator (SWA)

u Meet w/ Director of Complianceu Meet w/ coaches *u Work w/ SA on fellowships and

scholarship applicationsu Participate in activities with SA Diversity

Leadership Council

u Provide oversight and sign-offs for NCAA compliance reports, etc.

u Meet w/ Quality Medical Oversight Committee (QMOC) chairpersons

u Meet w/ MSU Registraru Meet w/ Athletics Director (AD), Associate AD, … u Meet w/ & report to MSU President

u Participate in AD strategic planning processu Monitor/Administer coaches’ examsu Co-Chair, Athletic Council (AC) meetings

u Represent MSU @ Big Ten meetingsu FAR Group and Joint Groupu Work w/ Big Ten FAR group

u Represent MSU @ NCAA meetingsu Autonomous Group (Power Five)

* Olympic sports as well as ‘revenue’ sports

Athletic Council (AC)uComposition [see attachment/next slide]

uEight faculty membersuThree alumniuThree studentsuChaired by FARuEx Officio

uDirector of AthleticsuUCUE repuDirector Alumni Assoc.uRep from VPFO

Anderson, Matt Business Faculty

Brown, Michael Emergency Med Faculty

Driska, Andy Kinesiology Faculty

Everett, Michael Community Sustainability Faculty

Ford, Sabrina Medicine Faculty

Hoag, Kathleen Bio Med Lab Faculty

Malouin, Rebecca Peds & Hum Dev Faculty

Strong, Philip Lyman Briggs Faculty

Cunningham, Paula AARP Alumni

Turpin, Liz Lansing Public Scls Alumni

Vance, Paul Fraser Law Alumni

Pendley, Johanna Advertising Student-ASMSU

Webster, Christopher Psychology, Ph.D. prospect Student-COGS

Douglas, Ella Kinesiology Student-SAAC Chair

Kaplowitz, Michael ANR-Community Sustainability FAR (Co-chair)

Knutson, Bonnie Bus-Hospitality FAR (Co-chair)

Beekman, Bill Athletic Director Ex-officio - Athletic Director

Corner, Andrew Advertising Ex-officio - ACUE

Gasser, Ray REHS Ex-officio - Auxiliary Enterprise

McLaren, Nick Alumni Association Ex-officio - Alumni Assoc. Director

Athletic Council – 2019-2020

Athletic Council Activitiesu Regular meetings (~ monthly)u Conduct AC with substantive/participatory agenda

u Incorporated substantive reports/items @ AC meeting• AD Budget• Strategic Planning• Building/Facility Plan

• Quality Medical Oversight• SA Drug Policy• SA Mental Health

u Submitted AC policies/bylaws to Academic Governance

2018-2019 B1G Standards Reportu Process

u MSU Institutional Standards in accord with B1G Standards[see attachment]

u FAR Kaplowitz - MSU point for B1G Standards Committeeu Annual report process during Fall 2019

uE.g., Identification of basis/evidence to support findingsu Committee met, report finalized, submitted to the MSU Board of

Trustees (BOT) (Dec. 17, 2019)u Report Shared with AC (Jan, 2020)u Report accepted by BOT and submitted to B1G office (Jan. 2020)

2018-2019 B1G Standards Reportu Substance of Report [copy attached]

u 2018-2019 MSU compliance efforts enumeratedu No violations of institutional standards in 2018-2019u No systematic failures of institutional standards in 2018-2019

u MSU Standards document reflects MSU changes(e.g., Quality Medical Oversight Committee)

u 2019-2020 Report process to begin in Sept. 2020

Student-Athlete Academic SuccessGrade Report (FALL 2019)

u HIGHEST ALL-TIME MSU ATHLETICS FALL CUMULATIVE GPA (3.1788)u Topped previous all-time high (3.1771 in Spring 2019)

u 18th consecutive semester over a 3.00 cumulative GPA

u HIGHEST ALL-TIME MSU ATHLETICS SEMESTER GPA (3.1674)u All-time high was Fall 2017 -- 3.1607

u 14th consecutive semester over 3.0 semester GPA

u HIGHEST NUMBER OF TEAMS (20) POSTING ≧ 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPAu RECORD-TYING NUMBER OF TEAMS (18) WITH SEMESTER GPA ≧ 3.0 u 2nd HIGHEST TOTAL STUDENTS-ATHLETES (82) WITH 4.0 SEMESTER GPA

u All-time high was 88 in Spring 2019

u 455 STUDENT-ATHLETES w/ ≧ 3.0 SEMETER GPA u All-time high was 480 in Fall 2017

u 458 STUDENT-ATHLETES W/ ≧ 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPA

Student-Athlete Academic SuccessFall 2018 Grade Report

u A record 7 TEAMS have their HIGHEST ALL-TIME TEAM CUMULATIVE GPAsu Men’s tennis (3.8121) set record all-time cumulative GPA for any sport

u Teams posting their HIGHEST Cumulative GPA in program historyu Men’s Tennis (3.8121)u Women’s Swimming/Diving (3.6951)u Field Hockey (3.4757)u Men’s Golf (3.4761)u Men’s Basketball (3.1091)u Wrestling (3.0346)

u Team posting their HIGHEST Semester GPA in program history (either term)u Baseball (3.3973)

u Team posting Their HIGHEST Fall Semester GPA in Program Historyu Rowing (3.3108)u Women’s Swimming/Diving (3.6455)u Men’s Swimming/Diving (3.5348)

MSU SA Graduation Success Rate (GSR)NCAA Release -- 10/16/2019

u GSR metric allows comparisons across schools/programs. Created by NCAA in 2003, allows for transfers in and out of the institution, always a 4-year rate.

u FGR = Federal Graduation Rate.u FGR and GSR only includes those students who are on athletic aid

MSU GSR FGR 4yr FGR single yearAll S-A 91* 76* 75Football 90* 78* 78Men Basketball 100* 54 67

* All-Time High

u MSU Black SA single-year cohort FGR=73% (66% for all MSU Black students)u MSU Black male SA 4-yr cohort FGR=76% (59% for all MSU Black male students)u 7 sports with 100% GSR - MBB, MTEN, ROW, FH, WG, WSOC, VBu 76% (16/21) sports w/ GSR > 85%; 73% (8/11) of women’s sports w. GSR >90%

Rank Conference School SA GSR

1 Big Ten Northwestern 98ACC University of Notre Dame 98

3 ACC Duke University 97SEC Vanderbilt University 97

5 PAC 12 Stanford University 966 ACC Wake Forest University 957 ACC Boston College 94

Big Ten Minnesota 94SEC University of South Carolina 94PAC 12 University of Utah 94ACC University of Virginia 94

12 Big Ten Michigan 93Big Ten Nebraska 93ACC Syracuse University 93

15 Big Ten Illinois 92PAC 12 University of California (LA) 92ACC University of Miami (Florida) 92

18 Big 12 Baylor University 91ACC Clemson University 91Big Ten Indiana 91Big 12 Iowa State University 91Big Ten Michigan State 91Big Ten Penn State 91SEC University of Alabama 91PAC 12 University of Colorado 91SEC University of Kentucky 91ACC University of Louisville 91PAC 12 University of Washington 91ACC Virginia Tech 91

30 Big Ten Iowa 90PAC 12 University of S. California 90Big Ten Wisconsin 90

2019 Overall GSR Ranking2009-2012 Cohort

AC Ticket Use Report – 2019-2020u Athletic Council members (15) (not incl. AD, FAR, Undergraduates)u Season Tickets Issued

u Football – 13 season tickets issued; 4.3 games used on average

u Men’s Basketball – 13 season tickets issued; 11.1 games used on average

u Hockey – 11 season tickets issued; 8 games used on average

u Go Green Cardsu Entry to Olympic Sport competitions

u Distributed to 14 of 15 AC members

u More detailed report submitted.

Go Green!